Admission into Abia State University Postgraduate Programmes 2012/2013 Academic Session

Abia State University has maintained its leadership within and beyond the Eastern heartlands of Nigeria. It has remained resilient in the acquisition and dissemination of ICT-driven skills, comparable to graduates anywhere in Africa.

Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for admission in the underlisted postgraduate Diploma and Higher Degree Programmes of Abia State Unniversity into 2012/2013 Academic session.


Faculty of Agriculture

1.) Department of Agric Economics and Extension

I) Postgraduate Dilpma Programmes in Agricultural Economics and Extension

II) M. Sc and Ph. D Programmes in Agricultural Economics and Extension with options in: Agricultural Economics

• Agricultural Production/Farm Management
• Agricultural Finance;
• Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives
• Environmental Economics

• Rural and Community Development
• Agricultural Extension Communication
• Agricultural Extension Planning and Administration
• Gender Issues in Agricultural Extension and Policy

a.) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes

b.) M. Sc and Ph. D Crop Production and Protection with options in:

Agronomy, Agro Forestry and Physiology

a.) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in Animal Production

b.) M. Sc and Ph. D Programmes with the following options:

• Ruminant Animal Production and Management
• Non-Ruminant Animal Production and Management Reproductive physiology
• Animal Production

a.) Postgraduate Diploma Programmes

b.) M. Sc and Ph. D Programmes in Soil Science, with specialization in:

• Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
• Soil Physics
• Soil Chemistry
• Soil Pedology
• Soil Management and Conservation
• Soil Microbiology

The Department offers the following programmes M. Sc and Ph .D programmes with the following options:

a) Food Science and Processing

b) Food Engineering

Faculty of Biological and Physical Sciences

1.) Department of Biochemistry

The Department offers the following programmes M. Sc and Ph. D programmes with specialization in:

• Medical Biochemistry
• Nutritional Biochemistry
• ToxicoLogy
• Molecular Biochemistry
• Environmental Biochemistry

The Department offers the following programmes:

a. Postgraduate Diploma in Microbiology

b. M .Sc and Ph. D programmes in Microbiology with the following areas of specialization:

• Industrial Microbiology
• Immunology and Immunochemistry
• Medical Microbiology
• Environmental Microbiology
• Food
• Epidemiology and Public Health
• Agricultural Microbiology
• Soil Microbiology
• Mycology

The Department offers the following programmes in the following areas:

a) M. Sc and Ph. D in Plant Ecology

b) M. Sc and Ph. D in Plant Pathology (Phytopathology)

c) M. Sc and Ph. D in Plant Physiology

The Department offers the following programmes in the following areas:

• M.Sc and Ph.D in Environmental Chemistry
• M Sc and Ph. D in Physical Chemistry
• M. Sc and Ph. D in Inorganic Chemistry
• M. Sc and Ph. D in Organic Chemistry
• M. Sc and Ph. D in Analytical Chemistry
• M. Sc in Industrial Chemistry- Petroleum, Industrial Chemistry technology, Separation Chemistry.

The Department offers the following programmes:

M. Sc and Ph. D programmes with specialization in:

• Complex Analysis
• Elasticity
• Solid Mechanics
• Financial Mathematics
• Probability theory

The Department offers the following programmes:

• M. Sc and Ph. D in Astrophysics
• M. Sc and Ph. D in Geophysics
• M. Sc and Ph. D Atmospheric Physics
• M. Sc in Solid State Physics
• M. Sc in Medical Physics

M. Sc and Ph. D with specialization in:

• Medical Entomology/ Parasitology
• Medical Parasitology
• Renal and Endocrine physiology
• Environmental Biology
• Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Genetics and Molecular
• Hydrobiology

The Department offers the following programmes

a) Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy

b) M. Sc (Accountancy)

c) Ph. D (Accountancy)

The Department Offers the following Programmes

• Postgraduate Diploma in marketing
• M. Sc (Marketing)
• Ph. D (Marketing)

The Department offers the following programmes:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Management
• M. Sc (Management)
• Ph. D (Management)

The Department Offers the following programmes:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance

b.) M. Sc in Banking and Finance

c.) Ph. D (Finance)

The Department offers the following programmes:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in Economics

b.) M. Sc and Ph. D with Specialization in:

• Development Economics
• Industrial Economics
• Monetary Economics
• Quantitative Economics

The faculty offers the following Full- Time/ Part- Time programmes in the following areas:

a.) LL.M

• Comparative constitutional law
• Comparative Criminal Law
• Comparative Company Law
• Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
• Intellectual and Industrial Property Law
• International Economic Law
• International Protection of Human Rights
• International Humanitarian Law

b.) Ph. D ( Course Work and Thesis)

The Department offers the following programmes:

M. Sc and Ph. D in:

• Environmental Management
• Climatology
• Hydrology and Water resources
• Urban Studies & Management
• Population Geography
• Rural Development

The Department Offers the following programmes:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in Estate Management

b.) M. Sc Degree in Estate management

c.) Ph. D in Estate Management

The Department offers the following programmes:

a.) Masters in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)

b.) Ph. D in Urban and Regional Planning

The Department offers the following programmes:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture

b.) M. Sc (Architecture)

c.) M. Phil (Architecture)

d.) Ph. D (Architecture)

The Faculty Offers the following programmes at both Full-Time, Part-Time, and Sandwich in the following areas:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

b.) M. Ed and Ph. D in the following areas:

• Curriculum Studies
• Measurement and Evaluation
• Educational Admin, And Planning
• Educational Psychology
• Guidance and Counseling

c.) M. A. and Ph. D in the following areas:

• Education Social Studies
• Education Sociology
• Comparative Education
• Education Psychology
• Education History

Notes: Forms are also available now for Sandwich Programmes.

The College offers the following programmes:

M. Sc and Ph. D programmes in the following areas:

• Anatomy
• Pharmacology in Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Chemotherapy, Endorinology, Ethnopharmacology
• Surgical Pathology
• Environmental Health Sciences

The Faculty offers the following programmes:

a.) Postgraduate Diploma in the following areas:

• Library and Information Science (PGDLIS)
• Public Administration (PGDPA)
• International Studies(PGDIS)
• Mass Communication (PGDMC)
• Translation Studies(PGDTS)

b.) M. A in the Following

• Literature-in-English
• Applied Linguistics
• Linguistics
• lgbo
• History and International Relations

M. Sc (International Affairs and Diplomacy)

Masters in Public Administration (MPA)

M. Sc (Public Administration)

M.Sc (Industrial Sociology and Personnel Management)

M. A Degree in Mass Communication with specialization in:

• Broadcasting
• Print Media
• Advertising and Public Relations.

MLIS in Library and Information Science

MA and Ph. D Degree in Religious Studies with specialization in:

• Christian Theology
• Religion and Society
• Church History
• Biblical Studies (Old/T and New/T)
• African Traditional Religion

MA and Ph. D Degree in Foreign Language and Translation Studies with Options in:

• French Language & Linguistic (FLL)
• Professional translation Studies (French/ English or English lgbo)
• French Literature (FLT)
• African and Caribbean Literature in French (ACL)

C.) Ph .D Programmes in the under listed (for candidates who already possess M. A. in the relevant field

• Literature-in- English
• History and International Relations
• Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics
• Igbo

The following constitute the minimum entry requirement to our postgraduate programmes:

A graduate from a recognized University or a person with a qualification adjudged to be equivalent to a first degree may be admitted, provided the Matriculation and Departmental requirements of this University are satisfied. A holder of a minimum of Upper Credit in the HND from a recognized Institution may also be admitted.

a.) Applicants for PGD in Business Administration must in addition possess credits at O’level in English Language, Mathematics, and Economics.

b.) Applicant for Diploma in Estate Management must possess good honours degree in the Social and Environmental Sciences, or HND in Urban and Regional Planning of Full Professional qualification with relevant experience in the appropriate professional examinations of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and the relevant cognate experience may be considered.

c.) For postgraduate Diploma in Microbiology, applicants must possess one of the following;

B. Sc or HND in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Zoology, Botany, Laboratory Technology, Food Science and Technology or Chemistry.

d.) For postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacology and Physiology, applicants must possess B. Sc in allied services from reputable universities and those with Lower CGPA.

a.) A candidate with a first degree from a recognized University having a minimum of a second class lower division may be admitted, provided the University Matriculation and Departmental requirements are satisfied. However, candidates with CGPA of 2.6 on 4pt scale or 3.00 on 5pt scale and above will be given preference.

b.) A candidate with a good postgraduate diploma from a recognized University may also be admitted.

c.) Candidates for Masters of Library and Information Science, who do not hold a degree in Library and Information Science may be required to do postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science.

d.) Applicants for Business Administration Course and Industrial Sociology and Personnel Management programmes are required to have credit level passes in English language, Mathematics and Economics at O’ level.

e.) For the Masters Degree in Surgical Pathology or Human Physiology, applicants must have MB.B. ch or equivalent degree obtained from this University or any recognized University. Also for the Masters Degree in Human Physiology, a good second Class Honours in Physiology is accepted. In addition, a good degree in related subject provided the Physiology content is substantial, will be considered.

f.) For the Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Estate Management, holders of Abia State University Postgraduate Diploma, or Postgraduate diploma in any recognized University in Urban and Regional Planning at the Merit level and above will be considered.

a.) A candidate with a good Masters degree (NOT MBA) in the relevant or related discipline which includes course work and a defended research dissertation from recognized University may be admitted, provided the University matriculation requirement is satisfied.

b.) Candidate with a minimum Cumulative Grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 on the 4 point scale or 4.0 point on 5 point scale will be given preference. Candidates must have obtained (60%) Sixty percent average in both the course work and the MASTERS, Dissertation, examined by an External Examiner and involving and oral defence. In addition to these admission requirements, candidates may be required to present themselves for selection test and or interview.

Photocopies of NYSC Discharge/ Exemption certificate, photocopies of all qualifying credentials, including O’ level must be attached to the completed application forms, as well as, arrange for their transcripts to be sent directly to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies. Non- Receipt of transcript in time is at the detriment of the applicant.

a.) Full-Time Diploma: Minimum of three semesters and a maximum of eight semesters.

b.) Part-Time Diploma: Minimum of four semesters and maximum of eight semesters.

a.) Full-Time: A Minimum of three semesters and a maximum of ten semesters.

b.) Part-Time: A minimum of four semesters and a maximum of eight semesters.

a.) Full-Time: A minimum of four semesters and a maximum of ten semesters

b.) Part-Time: A minimum of six semesters and a maximum of fourteen semesters.

Method of Application

Application forms are available online.

a.) Proceed to any of the bank: First bank Plc; Zenith bank, UBA, Ecobank Plc; ABSU MFB Uturu, Keystone Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc, Union Bank; Mainstreet bank Plc and Skye Bank Plc on the e-transact network and request to pay the application fee of N 11,500 (Eleven thousand, five hundred naira) for the form, service charges inclusive.

b.) Collect the e-transact receipt from the Bank on payment and proceed to any Internet Centre for the completion of the form.

c.) Log on to ABSU portal www.absu.edu.ng and complete the application form

d.) Finally confirm your entry and print a copy of the form as well as three copies of the Referees’ confidential report which will be forwarded to your referees for completion (two of these should be your teachers at the University level)

Successful candidate are expected to commence lectures as soon as possible.